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Rupert was bishop of Worms until around 697, when unbelievers in the vicinity of Worms exiled him from the city.[4] He was sent as a missionary to Regensburg in Bavaria. There, he may have first baptizedDukeTheodo of Bavaria, whose permission was necessary for further missionary work, and then baptized a number of the nobles. However, Schmid states that "this scene has no historical foundation."[2]

Rupert moved then on to Altötting and converted the locals. He sailed on the River Danube, visiting the towns, villas, and forts. Soon he had converted a large area of the Danube.